IC1309 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1309 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:36 (PDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:59, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:07, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC1309
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h03m [2] |
| Declination: | −17°13' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 15.06 (B) [2] 11.81 (J) [2] 11.15 (H) [2] 10.82 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
| Distance: | 114.5 Mpc 373.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.23 |